Russian military jets were "not seen as a threat" when they flew through international airspace not far from the border with Canada and the United States, the North American Aerospace Defense Command ...

The Russians were among the first Europeans to sense California's potential. Had they not sold their settlement there in 1841 ...

Seward. That’s the same Seward best remembered for his savvy purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million, ...

David Wilson lives in Alaska. He earned degrees in education and psychology as well as an M.B.A. His career experience includes teaching throughout Alaska in rural communities and providing technical ...

A resolution opposing the name change of Denali to Mount McKinley passes the House during its floor session at the Alaska State Capitol on Monday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire) The vote on the ...

where the dessert was popularized in the 1860s to honor America’s acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire. The combination of ice cream, warm cake and toasted meringue creates a striking ...

Before then it bought Alaska from the Russian Empire (which was widely seen as an expensive mistake until gold and oil were discovered there), Louisiana from France, as well as territory from ...

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The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for ...

The icebreaker's new home — based on the findings of the Coast Guard’s urgently completed port study — will be Alaska’s capital, Juneau. The city is facing what the Juneau Empire has ...

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.